Chokora!

Overview

Children living on the streets in the Republic of Kenya in East Africa collect garbage for a living. This documentary film features children who survive their severe conditions by helping each other out. A small city named Thika which is roughly an hour's drive from Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. The children referred to as "chokora" (meaning "to pick up" in Swahili), who make their living by picking up steel scraps and plastic pieces on the streets, sniff inhalant to escape from hunger and cold nights.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 9, 2009

Original language

English

Production

Kasama Film

Director

Shigeru Kobayashi

Producer

Yoshihiko Yatabe

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1435589